Re: Help urgent!!! All brakes locking up, fluid boiling and brakes smoking.'85 5KQ

["Martin Pot" <paulnet@ipa.net>]

Thanks guys, your advise has been without a doubt, that the master has gone
south, and needs replacement. Right now I am trying to find one for him,
that he can get today,  install it, and make it home safely with his
familie. I just love the compassion, intelligence and integrity of you
listers! Thanks, Martin. '86 5KCSTQ 5spd1.8Bar 185KMi.(with new visor :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Pot <paulnet@ipa.net>
To: Quattro list <quattro@audifans.com>
Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 6:42 AM
Subject: Help urgent!!! All brakes locking up, fluid boiling and brakes
smoking.'85 5KQ


>I saw a Q in Eureka Springs AR. and the hood was open. I had to see what
was
>going on, and there was a stressed familie on a weekend trip from OK.
trying
>to make it to Branson MO. The Q is an '85 5KQ non turbo in overall
>reasonable shape. I did notice that the brake warning light sensor had been
>disconnected, and asked him if he was aware of that. He knew that, and also
>that the bomb was bad since he got the car. This is what happened. They
were
>driving on their way from OK. and out of the blue he had to downshift, and
>could feel the dragging, but they had to go on. By the time they got to the
>gas station here, and opened the hood, there was brake fluid bubbling out
of
>the reservoir and the brake discs were red hot, all 4 of them! He let
>everything cool of and added more fluid and made it to their destination.
He
>has called me from there and said that he has taken the wheels off and is
>trying to find the problem, I don't know what to tell him except possible
>master cilinder seized. Right now he is in a hotel and will call me back
>late tonight. This guy knows about the list and has been on it, seems
pretty
>handy and determined to have his Audi. I promised I would post his problem,
>to give him some direction, to solve it. What could cause such a dramatic
>brake failure?????? Thanks, everyone.